I am warmly welcoming you to Gyumri Municipality newly created website.

Following my basic principles, I am intending to make Gyumri government open, transparent and completely public while promoting active dialogue and business cooperation.

By putting coordinated and comprehensive information on this website, we are increasing public awareness of the activities by municipality staff.

I believe it is very important to eliminate existing stereotypes in our society. There is a need to gain greater public confidence in the Gyumri municipality employees. I expect the good will of all people: Gyumri citizens, specialists, organizations interested in business. I will foster realistic suggestions, comments and utilize all various supports for the good of common home and place of work..

Let us try to change the moral and psychological environment of the city and turn our favorite Gyumri into democratic center with mutual respect, compromise, and enjoy the sublime manifestation of living in an enriched model city.

Regards,Samvel Balasanyan

Gyumri Development Foundation

Gyumri was declared as the CIS cultural capital 2013, during the CIS directors’ council session on 5th of December of 2012 in Ashkhabad.

The council of elder of Gyumri had created a “Gyumri Development Foundation” on November 22 of 2012, by the N171 decision, which will benefit the development of social, cultural, educational, sports and tourism sphere in Gyumri community, the preservation and restoration of historic cultural, religious monuments (churches, religious buildings), as well as building new constructions in “Kumayri museum-preserve” area. This will also modernize the existing general infrastructure of the city.

We call for all legal entities and physical individuals, our follow Armenians of diaspora, individualentrepreneurs, beneficiaries and those who are excited and want to see Gyumri as a developed, prosperous and a carrier of historic cultural religious values, by being part of this patriotic action.

The Gyumri municipality guarantees the usage of the invested financial means, by ensuring transparency of the foundation activities and publicity.